Vernonia patula

Family: Asteraceae

Common Name: Vernonia, Ironweed

Origin: native, Asia

Reference: Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh, Hear.org, Flora of China

• this is an invasive weed of settled areas
• it is found throughout the Philippines
• it has medicinal uses
• I’m not 100% sure of this ID because I could not get anyone to confirm, but it looks like the plant in this Flickr gallery
• and there are many scientific papers on the Philippine plants that mention Vernonia patula
• it seems like it’s a common plant in the Philippines, so that makes my ID more likely!
• another weed from the same family that we have on the farm is Vernonia cinerea or Agas-Moro